One figure mentioned in this work is a witch who drank the blood of her children and is buried on the protagonist's property. Instead of adding stones to her grave, the protag
One figure mentioned in this work is a witch who drank the blood of her children and is buried on the protagonist's property. Instead of adding stones to her grave, the protagonist refuses and instead makes a headstone. In one scene of this novel the protagonist arrives home to find his wife dead from childbirth, but the daughter remained alive due to the warmth of a dog that lay on top of it. This incident occurred after the protagonist rode a charging animal into a river and almost froze to death. The main character of this novel hires a teacher who ultimately seduces his daughter Asta. After working for eighteen years under Bailiff Jon, the protagonist purchases a farm at Winterhouses, which he boastfully renamed Summerhouses where his wife Finna gives birth yearly. Other members of the central family include a man who travels to America to live with his uncle Nonni, and Ingolfur who becomes a member of parliament. For 10 points, identify this novel about the sheep farmer Bjartur, a work by Icelandic author Halldor Laxness.
One figure mentioned in this work is a witch who drank the blood of her children and is buried on the protagonist's property.
{Independent People} [accept {Sjálfstætt fólk}]